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"For Amazon, the appeal is obvious: Adding millions of new users to its services and gaining access to data like their voice-based wish lists and Alexa-powered

"For Amazon, the appeal is obvious: Adding millions of new users to its services and gaining access to data like their voice-based wish lists and Alexa-powered shopping habits..." It's okay folks. There are no privacy concerns here as they only want your voice-based wish lists and shopping habits data. Once again people just love exaggerating on these topics. /s

wolco 7y ago
I remember when we didn't need a /s we assumed everyone got the joke. I took it seriously until I hit the /s but never would have years ago. When did sarcasm stop registering? I was watching a webseries from the early 2000s and everything had that tone.
- wool_gather 7y ago
  > When did sarcasm stop registering? [In 1983][0]: > 8. Avoid sarcasm and facetious remarks. > Without the voice inflection and body language of personal communication these are easily misinterpreted. A sideways smile, :-), has become widely accepted on the net as an indication that "I'm only kidding". If you submit a satiric item without this symbol, no matter how obvious the satire is to you, do not be surprised if people take it seriously. [0]:https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!msg/net.announce/8CsYPJuZ4Hg/8em44sgCCVYJ https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!msg/net.announ...
crucifiction 7y ago
There isn't though. This is just voice control of existing things people are already doing through Amazon. This is data they already have. Is data inherently evil? I don't understand how there is some significantly different privacy concern of using Amazon services (wish lists and purchasing things) via voice control than via their website or app. There are many legitimate privacy concerns with ever-listening devices in your house, but having "data" from people directly using existing features of a company via voice instead of mouse clicks isn't really one of them.

wolco 7y ago

I remember when we didn't need a /s we assumed everyone got the joke. I took it seriously until I hit the /s but never would have years ago. When did sarcasm stop registering? I was watching a webseries from the early 2000s and everything had that tone.

wool_gather 7y ago
> When did sarcasm stop registering? [In 1983][0]: > 8. Avoid sarcasm and facetious remarks. > Without the voice inflection and body language of personal communication these are easily misinterpreted. A sideways smile, :-), has become widely accepted on the net as an indication that "I'm only kidding". If you submit a satiric item without this symbol, no matter how obvious the satire is to you, do not be surprised if people take it seriously. [0]:https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!msg/net.announce/8CsYPJuZ4Hg/8em44sgCCVYJ https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!msg/net.announ...

crucifiction 7y ago

There isn't though. This is just voice control of existing things people are already doing through Amazon. This is data they already have. Is data inherently evil? I don't understand how there is some significantly different privacy concern of using Amazon services (wish lists and purchasing things) via voice control than via their website or app. There are many legitimate privacy concerns with ever-listening devices in your house, but having "data" from people directly using existing features of a company via voice instead of mouse clicks isn't really one of them.